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Old Rifle Range

Warners Pond–Kennedy's Pond, 5 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Warners Pond–Kennedy's Pond, 5 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Old Rifle Range near West Concord, MA. The route passes Kennedy's Pond, Diamond Crossing and Warners Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 157 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Target Trail (yellow) 42.44565, -71.40738
Nearest town West Concord, MA
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Warners Pond–Kennedy's Pond, 5 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 117–158 ft

Out & Back · Old Rifle Range

Trailhead: Target Trail (yellow) · 42.44565, -71.40738

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Target Trail (yellow), heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Kennedy's Pond.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miPass Diamond Crossing.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miPass Warners Pond.
  9. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 1 miReach Warners Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  25. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/warners-pond-kennedys-pond-out-back-5-sights-11-km

Trail surface

69% paved27% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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